Property Of The Week: Grade II Listed Riverside House With Enchanting Gardens

The Long House, a Grade II Listed residence set in 1.9 acres of enchanting grounds and gardens in the desirable village of Quenington, Gloucestershire, is on the market.

Dating back to the 17th Century with later extensions, The Long House is on the market for the first time in 30 years, having served as a much loved family home been cared for by its current owners who have maintained it beautifully.

With a classic Cotswold façade, the main house totals 6,000 sq ft and is arranged over three floors with most of the rooms overlooking the exquisite gardens which sweep down to the River Colne. Internally, the rooms offer the charm of a Cotswold cottage with wooden beams and classic timeless interiors.

The property features three reception rooms and six bedrooms in the main house plus a three bedroom ancillary cottage, a double garage features a studio apartment above, with its own entrance and a separate Cotswold stone barn completes the extensive accommodation this home has to offer.

The outstanding feature of The Long House is its enchanting gardens and grounds which include a walled kitchen garden and orchard which produces a variety of fruits and vegetables. A stone terrace, accessed via the main house offers the perfect setting for summer entertaining.

The charming village of Quenington provides an idyllic Cotswold setting in which to reside featuring an array of historic listed buildings, a village hall, pub and village green. The area is ideally situated close to a variety of desirable villages, hotels, pubs and restaurants such as The New Inn in Coln St Aldwyns which also has an award-winning shop, which is a short walk away. The Pig in Barnsley (11 minute drive), and Thyme hotel and spa in Southrop (13 minute drive).

The place-name 'Quenington' is first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as Qvenintone. This is from the Old English 'Cwenenatun' meaning 'the women's town or settlement' (the word 'queen' has the same derivation). It had previously been suggested that the name Quenington could have meant "settlement on the Coln", the river which flows through the village, though the name 'Coln' is of unknown origin.

Key features:

- Desirable village of Quenington, Gloucestershire.
- Grade II Listed, 17th-century origin.
- On the market for the first time in 30 years.
- 6,000 sq ft across three floors.
- 6 in the main house, plus 3 in a separate cottage.
- A Cotswold stone barn and a garage studio apartment.
- 1.9 acres of enchanting gardens sweeping to the River Colne.
- Entertaining terrace, walled kitchen garden, and fruit orchard.

Price: £3.5 million

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